The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-02-10

statements As this: "Afterwards, when we
had captured any beautiful Indian females. we
| concealed them and gave out that they had cs-
| capped. As soon as it has come to the marking
day.-or if any of us stood in favor with Cortez
we got them secretly branded during the night
| timc-and paid one-tifth of their value to him.
| In Il short time we possessed great number of
| such slaves.
1t is no wonder that good Padre Las Ca>a>'
book, "An Apology for the Indians work
which occupied thirty-two years of his life
was not allowed to appear. Only that part of
it treating of san Domingo was ever published.
his account of the conquest of Mexico was
wholly suppressed. by order of the Inqui>i-
ton; and not without reason, for to have proved
the c0n4uist"dors a gang of unprincipletl buc-
cancers would have spoiled the >o-calIed ''Iolv
War"
Long after the suhjugaton of Montezuma>'
Empire, (Which did not extend much beyond
the valley of MeNico), the Niceroys employed
| the Aztec> to assist in subluing the neighbor-
ing kingdoms. And to this day nearly all the
private> in the Mexican army are Indians
| over 000O of them. As Il rule these solhi-
d"rs became 50 demoralizcl by camp and bar
rack life, that when discharged from the ser
vice they are unwilling to work at all. So
their wives and daughters support the lazy
cN-Warriors in comparative comfort. by cuti-
waiting small patches of ground and selling the
| produce.
| Among this class of women are the vegetable
J vendcrs-" Idndn"lMs," who are familiar liz
| an th. -
| They wander about crying their wares for
sale carrying huge hampers of vegetables.
| fruit or poultry upon their heads always
| with mahogany y-colored baby strapped to
their back. and generally followed by several
others of assorted sizes. They always stop at
church. truck and all, to say PRAYER or Two,
| (generally on the Way to market to ensure sue
ce>>ful >ac>), and not infrcquchtly the poultry
escapes from the hampers and goes cackliny
about the church until pursued and rceapturtd
Aside from the dro>> of females commonly
| known a> camp-followers. who share the for
| tunes Of war without leave or license, the
Mexican government permits Il limited num-
Der Of respectable married women TO accom-
| pany each regiment, TO cook and wash for the
| soldiers These women are regularly enrolled
| as S"fdNdef0s (femalc soldiers and admirably
they bear the fati-ue> of camp life and Ion.
marches. That they are not bail warriors in
| their way. the folowin" is proof:
During MaNimiiian'> regime, when Euro
| pcan forces We're in possession If the Mexican
capital and President .uarcz, with his cabinet
and guard. We're trying to make their way to
Pa>o del Norte. he and his coun>rlor> had
| halted one day III a Way>i,ie grove to hold an
| important conference. Jllurez was seated on
Il rock, with the statesmen grouped around
| him. and the military escort on guard. The
| old poet, Gtiillormo Prirto. who was Il member
of the cabinet. had just arisen to state his
| opinion on u momentou> subject. when the
solemn ronrave was interrupted bv shouts of
laughter. mingled with oath> anl threats in
| French and Spanish.
| All >prang To their feet and the captain of
| the guard. followed by his men. rushed to the
quarter whence the sounds proceeded. Pres
emily they returned bringing four SohioderrS.
who bore upon their shoulders Il Frenrhman
whom they had captured. Believing him to
| SPY they first cnticed him with cunning flat
| terry. and then. hastily binding him hand and
foot with their rebo>aS. had carried him two
| When the women drnusitrd their nriInnnr -,
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excused herself for the failure of her proposed
| foraSin@ expedition saying: '>cnor Pre>-
dente. we thought this Frcnchman might have
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